Re: `save-excursion' defeated by `set-buffer'

[Le Wang]

On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 1:12 AM, Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de> wrote:

Hi,

`byte-compile-file' sends a warning

`save-excursion' defeated by `set-buffer'

Either the compiler warning or the manual is wrong (http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/elisp/html_node/Current-Buffer.html): 

Therefore, you should normally use set-buffer within a save-current-buffer or save-excursion (see Excursions) form that will restore the current buffer when your function is done. Here, as an example, is a simplified version of the command append-to-buffer:

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Le